Paula Kellerer

Paula Kellerer is the president and CEO of Idaho Business for Education. Before joining IBE, Kellerer served as superintendent of the Nampa School District from 2017 to 2022.

Idaho’s Youth Apprenticeships: Learning Today, Earning Today

Idaho students in youth apprenticeship programs graduate at higher rates

Idaho’s CTE success: Preparing students for the jobs our economy needs

Across our state, CTE programs are thriving—in agriculture, health sciences, information technology, welding, business, engineering, and more.

Idaho’s NAEP results: A bright spot in national education

Often called “the Nation’s Report Card,” NAEP is the most reliable measure of how students compare across states.

Turning the page on literacy: Idaho’s reading gains show what’s possible

The IRI, which assesses early literacy skills in kindergarten through third grade, is more than just another test.

Idaho Launch: Early wins, lasting impact

The scholarship has allowed more students to opt into something after high school.

Public education Isn’t broken

Idaho students are making progress. They’re learning.

We should say no thank you to public money for private education

Rural families will foot the bill for affluent, urban Idahoans who already send their students to private schools.

School voucher sticker shock: sold to Arizona taxpayers for $33 million with an $800 million cost

If voucher programs are meant to create competition in the system, I have to ask: who wants losers in education?